William Shakespeare’s works are some of the most famous throughout the world, in both history and in the modern era. However, Shakespeare may not have written the entirety of his pieces. In his play Macbeth, there is evidence that Shakespeare may have had his works altered after his original publication, perhaps due to the passage of time and the countless individual interpretations of the play. Most recently, experts have criticized Act 3 Scene 5 and Act 4 Scene 1 for not being authored by Shakespeare. However, they are only slightly correct in that Act 3 Scene 5 may not have been penned by Shakespeare. Act 4 Scene 1, on the other hand, is both a key developmental component and an incredibly sophisticated scene that could have been created by an author as skilled and adept as William Shakespeare. …show more content…
In this part of Macbeth, she is shown to be condemning the three witches for giving information to Macbeth and scolding them, claiming that “all you have done / Hath been but for a wayward son, / Spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do, / Loves for his own ends, not for you” (3.5.1-13). Continuing her speech, she tells the three witches of her devious plan to fool Macbeth into thinking he still “...shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear / His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear” (3.5.30-31). Thus, by giving Macbeth a vain perception of himself, Hecate condemns him to his ultimate